The back story
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The back story
The Rhodopes: the back story
The mountains of Orpheus: monasteries, gorges, caves and villages of white stone and song.
Trip · About 2 hours south-east
The Rhodopes: Our Favourites
The mountains of Orpheus: Bachkovo Monastery, Asen’s Fortress, Shiroka Laka, the Trigrad Gorge and the Devil’s Throat.
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What to see
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Founded in 1083
Bachkovo Monastery
The second largest monastery in Bulgaria, founded in 1083, with frescoes and a peaceful courtyard.
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A church on a crag
Asen’s Fortress
A medieval fortress on a crag above a gorge, with an intact church.
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Rhodope houses and music
Shiroka Laka
A village of white Rhodope houses, stone bridges and a famous folk music school.
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An underground waterfall
Devil’s Throat Cave
A cave where a river plunges into the mountain in a great underground waterfall.
Getting there
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Via Plovdiv
Getting to the Rhodopes
Bachkovo is about 2 hours from Sofia by car; the deeper Rhodopes need a car and a night or two.
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